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Proposal would ease penalties under new Nevada opioid law

Instead of the strict rules contained in draft regulations made public in January, the consequences for violations of the law would be left to the state medical board’s discretion, based on a prescriber’s “good faith attempts at compliance.”

Interior unveils plans to roll back sage grouse protections

The Interior Department released revised planning documents Wednesday formalizing the Trump administration’s push to relax protections for the greater sage grouse in Nevada and 10 other states.

New space-age nuclear reactor passes Nevada test

Reasearchers announced Wednesday that the Kilopower fission reactor performed better than expected during a 28-hour, full-power test completed on March 21 inside a vacuum chamber at the Nevada National Security Site.

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Clark County demands answers from WestCare in funding dispute

Clark County commissioners appeared frustrated Tuesday when representatives of WestCare, a national nonprofit addiction treatment group threatening to close its Las Vegas clinic, couldn’t answer questions about funding and care.

Arizona water utility attempts to calm feud over Colorado River

The Central Arizona Project, which provides water to about 5 million people, pledged to be more cooperative with other river users and promised “to have a more respectful and transparent dialogue in the future.”

 
Hot air balloon fundraiser to help cover cost of 4-year-old’s surgery

Friends of the Winslows have partnered with Southern Hills Hospital and the nonprofit Chariot of Fire to host a hot air balloon fundraiser Saturday to help cover the costs of surgery and therapy for 4-year-old Lexi Winslow.

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